which source to trust for death date?

Re: which source to trust for death date?

Tombstones can be really bad, I've seen ones that are off on the DOD by a couple of years. Remember they are not made the same day someone died.

You would need to look at the death record and see who reported the death, that will give an indication as to how reliable it is. If it was a priest or direct family member I would trust it more then the neighbor.